aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresaalthough he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company;está, como quien dice, aquí al ladoit's just round the corner, as they say;como quien no dice nadaquite casually;as though it wasn't important

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yoyou ought to look for a job, that's what I say;if you ask me, you ought to look for a job;¡si te lo digo yo!of course it's true!;¡lo digo yo y basta!you will do it because I say so!

¡y que lo digas!you can say that again!

¡lo que he dicho!

decir digo donde dijo Diegoto take back what one said earlier

no dijo ni pío

no dijo esta boca es mía

she never once opened her mouth

dime con quien andas y te diré quien eresa man is known by the company he keeps

eso dice mucho de su personalidadthat says a lot about her personality

ese gesto dice bien de su honestidad

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobiernoa situation which shows our government in such a bad light

pronominal verb

decirse

1(uso reflexivo)

yo sé lo que me digoI know what I'm talking about o saying

sabe lo que se dice

me dije que no volvería a hacerloI promised myself o told myself I wouldn't do it again;él se lo dice todohe seems to have all the answers;al verlo me dije: —han pasado muchos añoswhen I saw him, I said o thought to myself, "it's been a long time"

2(uso impersonal)

se diceit is said;they o people say;no se diría eso ahorayou'd never say such a thing nowadays;¿cómo se dice "cursi" en inglés?what's the English for "cursi"?;how do you say "cursi" in English?;se les ha dicho que ...they have been told that ...;y no se diga ...not to mention ...;no se diga que ...never let it be said that ...;se diría que no estáshe doesn't seem to be here

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